BELMONT -- Gunn's Sarah Robinson became the sixth girls runner to break the 17-minute barrier on the Crystal Springs course with a time of 16 minutes, 59 seconds, to win the Division I race at Saturday's Central Coast Section finals.

"I am really happy,'' Robinson said. "I was so close last time (running 17:04 at her league finals). I'm just really pleased. It was a good run for my final CCS.''

Robinson had to battle windy conditions down the home stretch and also a delay at the start of the race when paramedics were called for a runner in the previous race.

"By the time the race started the temperature must have dropped 10 degrees,'' Gunn coach PattiSue Plumer said. "To run a historically important race under those conditions was unbelievable.''

San Lorenzo Valley's Anna Maxwell ran 16:53 earlier in the day in winning the Division IV race.

Monta Vista, led by Bridget Gottlieb's second-place finish, won the Division I girls team title with 52 points. Robinson's effort helped Gunn take second place and the .final team qualifying spot from the CCS for next week's state meet.

Bellarmine College Prep won the Division I boys team title in a tight battle with Carlmont, 36-42. Carlmont's Ryan Dimick (15:31) and Mark Vingralek (15:36) went 1-2, But Bellarmine had all five scoring runners finish before Carlmont's fourth and fifth placers.

"That was the game plan,'' Bellarmine coach Patrick McCrystle said. "We knew we could get five or six in front of their fourth.''

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Carlmont had won six of the past seven Division I boys titles. Now Bellarmine has won two of the last three.

"The rivalry between Carlmont and Bellarmine has gone on for eight years now,'' McCrystle said. "We know them pretty well. This really feels good for our guys. Carlmont runs so well at that course. They're very disciplined and very tough.''

St. Francis swept the Division II team titles. The Lancers overcame a 1-2 finish by Los Gatos in the boys race. Chris Foster of Los Gatos took individual honors in 15:13, the fastest time of the day for any runner. St. Francis, led by sophomore Johnny Ott's eight-place finish, had 92 points to 98 for Los Gatos.

Aptos won both Division III team titles. Saratoga's Steven Sum placed second in the boys race in 15:35. El Camino's Gerardo Castro was third (15:37) and Terra Nova's Michael Ward fourth (16:04). Valley Christian placed second in the Division III girls team scoring.

Harker's Corey Gonzales won the boys Division IV race in 15:34. Half Moon Bay's Logan Marshall placed third (15:45). Harker's Niki Iyer came in third in the girls race in 18:01.